Tournament Week

We are looking forward to a busy week, with a focus not only on the mooting competition itself, but also on building a sense of collegiality between competitors, networking with legal practitioners and celebrating talent in style!​

TOURNAMENT DATES 2018

Monday 24 SeptemberThe Dress Code for all moots is corporate attire. All Preliminary and Semi-Final Round moots will be held at the New Law School Building, Eastern Avenue, Sydney University Camperdown Campus.

10am - Opening Reception and Networking Breakfast at Baker McKenzie Sydney office (Dress code: Corporate) This is the official opening of the tournament where you will meet the organisers, sponsors, and other teams for the first time. Please let us know if you cannot attend.

1 - 3pm - Preliminary Round One

4 - 6pm - Preliminary Round Two

Tuesday 25 September

1 - 3pm - Preliminary Round Three

4 - 6pm - Preliminary Round Four

6:30pm - Casual pizza night with teams and judges and announcement of progressing teams to semi-final. ​It will be held in the Law Lounge in the New Law Building at Sydney University. Coaches are welcome to attend. Pizza and drinks provided; eat beforehand if you are particularly hungry. (Dress code: Business casual or Smart casual)

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Wednesday 26 September

9am - Swap of memorials for Semi-Finals via email (progressing teams will be notified of the procedure for this via email.)

10am - Deadline for updating Respondent submissions.

1pm - Semi-Final Rounds; winners will be announced at the conclusion of each moot and a coin toss will be held to determine the appellant/respondent in the Grand Final.

10pm - Deadline for written submissions swaps for Grand Final (progressing teams will be notified of the procedure for this via email.)

11pm - Deadline for updating Respondent submissions.

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Thursday 27 September

5pm - Grand Final to be held at Banco Court, Queen's Square. (The dress code for this is business. However, if you are heading straight from this to the gala dinner, you are welcome to come in your gala dinner outfit. There will be a place to leave your bags at the gala dinner venue.)

7pm - 11pm - Closing Gala Dinner will be held at The Westin Sydney. Winning team and best speaker awards to be announced. (Dress code: Formal. Please arrive 30 mins prior to start of event if you wish to take part in the networking and pre-function canapés)